A5063278120- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Forest Management and Policy
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Socioeconomic Development in MENA
- Agricultural and Rural Development Research
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
University of Jordan
2012-2022
People value nature based on their relationship to it and the utility they derive from it. This paper explores utilization of forest ecosystem services factors that influence an individual's relational values toward two forest-protected areas in northern Jordan: Ajloun Yarmouk Forest-Protected Area. A random sample 200 members local communities was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Later, we employed chi-square ordinary logistic regression methods determine associated with set...
Many factors are aggravating desertification and degradation of forests such as urbanization, droughts, exploitation natural resources climate change. The study aims at estimating assessing the in arid semi-arid regions. This task however is complicated since impact will be different forms loss wood, soil erosion lost recreational areas. Nevertheless dynamic increasing complexity analysis forest once a reduction value for all subsequent years. considering damages over time it using concept...
Invasions by invasive alien species (IAS) are recognized as one of the largest threats to earth’s ecosystem services and represent rapidly growing economic costs they damage local ecosystems force surrounding communities divert resources towards IAS management control. The study objectives were assess impacts a Prosopis juliflora invasion in Jordan gauge community preferences for plans. was conducted Sweimeh, Valley using combination focus groups randomized interviews with 203 households....
In developing countries, like Jordan, climate change and population growth have prompted land-use land-cover changes that profoundly affected ESs, especially by poor people living in fragile ecosystems. This study aimed to analyze the attitudes towards ES among households Wadi Araba, a area located dry ecosystem with limited natural resources, as well determine value of main socio-economic perceptions factors influencing households’ willingness accept (WTA) compensation according families’...
The growing global demand for energy with expected fossil fuel shortages accompanied high consumption and its adverse impact of environment climate change stresses the search alternative resources. However, biofuel offers many opportunities but poses a number risks tradeoffs that result in shortage food supply to poor increase, at same time, prices insecurity. diversion land by staples increases reduced availability worldwide. main objective this study is assess status liquid production...
The degradation of rangeland protected areas in Jordan due to refugee settlement and climate change directly impacts well-being the ecosystem services (ES) it provides. But there is a lack research understanding how human actions perceptions impact ecosystems. Therefore, this study aims investigate different social-ecological systems (SES) influence toward Using Multivariate Principal Component Analysis for Mixed data (PCAMIX), we interviewed 100 pastoralists characterised groups based on...